Tripping member for car-fenders.



B. LEV. I TRIPPING MEMBER FOR OAR FENDE'RS.

' AP'PLIGATIOF FILED JULY 15, 1904.

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' PATENTED MAR. 1s, 19'06.

UNITED STATES BENJAMIN LEV, OE CLEVELAND, OH10,ASS1GNORTO EoLIPsE RAILWAY MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF DELA- SUPPLY 00., OF KANSASCITY,

WARE.

P TENT OFFICE.

TRIPPING MEMBER FOR CAR-FENDERS.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 13, 1906.

To all whom it may concerm Be it known that I, BENJAMIN LEV, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tripping Members for Car- Fenders; and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to tripping members for car-fenders and the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, substantially as shown and described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front portion'of. a car and my improved fender -mechanism thereon. Fig. 2- is a planview of the carrierframe with the cushioning member thereon, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one corner of said frame as hereinafter fully set forth.

The idea of this invention is to provide a new construction and arrangement of tripping or cushioning member for the fender or fender-carrier which is flexible and adapted to yield by stretching at some point provided for that purpose or throughout its length when it strikes an object, and means to take up slack and to keep the same stretched, as hereinafter fully set forth.

As shown, A represents the car B, the supporting-frame, carried at the front of the car 'and adapted to fold as usual; 0, the carrier,

and D' the tripping member thereon, Suitable hangers H support the frame B, and there is a spring-buffer F at the rear, as usual.

The entire carrier is designated by C and comprises an outer frame 0 of rigid construction and in this instance provided with corner connections G at its front, having for ward extensions 9 with keyhole-slots g i and fashioned in rocker form, so as to afford or provide striking-points for the front of the carrier in case the same is thrown down to the pavement or track. In that event these rounded rocker-shaped bottom projections take the wear and support the fender at that point. Ordinarily, however, the carrier is supposed to run at such elevation at its front as to bring the cushioning or striking member D to an elevation about or above the ankles, and for this reason there is not ordinarily any danger that the carrier will touch the ground at its front.

The cushioning or tripping member D in any event is flexible if not elastic, and hence may be made of rubber or of woven, twisted, or other fibrous material and construction,

such as arope or the like, and the ends thereof are connected by a spirally-wound spring (1 and a turnbuckle (1, adapted to take up any slack in the said member and to keep it stretched as tightly as may be deemed necessary.

It will be observed that the bracket G is rounded in its forward portion at g around which the part D is drawn and which serves to protect said part at that point, and rollers might be interposed here, if thought best.

The keyhole g is adapted to draw certain portions of the tripping member through the same, but not necessarily the spring (1 nor the turnbuckle d and the ends of said member are shown as both elastically and adjustably connected. By threading the part D through. the extensions g from the outside the endsthereof are brought inside, where connections can be made out of the way and the plain portion of the device kept at the front.-

What I claim is 1.. In car-fenders, a fender-frame provided with forward extensions at its front corners and a flexible tripping member engaged in said extensions and having its ends connected by a flexible portion.

2. In car fenders, a fender-frame and a flexible trippin member threaded through the front ends 0 the same and having its ends adjustably connected between the sides of the fender.

3. In car-fenders, a fender-frame having forward extensions at its front and corners,

in combination with aflexible tripping memwith an elastic tripping member threaded ber threaded through holes in said extensions through said holes and free therein.

1 O and having its ends adjustably and flexibly In testimony whereof I sign this specificaconneoted. tion in the presence of two witnesses.

5 4. In car-fenders, a fender provided with BENJAMIN LEV.

downward extensions at its front constructed Witnesses: beneath to take up wear in striking ground R. B. MOSER,

and provided with holes, in combination 0. A. SELL. 

